Job description
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts and operational financial reports
- Take ownership of reporting accuracy across revenue, costs, margins, profitability, cash flow, and working capital
- Analyse business performance against budgets, forecasts, and operational targets
- Translate financial results into clear and actionable insights on trends, risks, opportunities, and business performance
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process across multiple business units
- Partner with operational leaders to enhance profitability, improve efficiencies, and strengthen cost management initiatives
- Provide financial input into pricing strategies, contract negotiations, tenders, and client profitability assessments
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls, governance frameworks, and compliance standards
- Support internal and external audit processes
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation, process optimisation, and enhanced reporting capabilities
- Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and broader operational finance activities
- Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team while fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications:
- CA(SA) Designation Non-negotiable
Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years' experience within an operational and/or commercial finance environment
- Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling expertise
- Proven ability to partner effectively with operational stakeholders and executive leadership teams
- Sound understanding of profitability analysis, working capital management, and cost optimisation
- Demonstrated success in improving financial processes, controls, and reporting frameworks
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities
- Commercially astute with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational execution
- Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven
Only South African Residents or individuals with a relevant South African work permit will be considered.
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